About 12534/33 Pushpak Express
Pushpak Express is a train belonging to Indian Railways and falls under the category of North Eastern Railways as it plies between Lucknow Junction and Mumbai. The name of this train has been borrowed from the Indian mythological character by the name of Pushpak that was a flying chariot and has been called as the Chariot of Ravana. From Lucknow to Mumbai Central, it is one of the trains that have daily service connecting North India to East India.
Traveling in India by trains is not just about commuting from one place to another, but also a cultural insight into the diversity of this country. Many people travel by trains just to experience the culture up close. Not just Indians prefer using the train service, but also the foreign nationals that come all the way from a different part of the world to feel the vein of the country. Understanding its true potential, Indian Railways has risen up to the standards set by them and bring in constant innovation to make traveling an insightful experience. Perhaps, this is the reason why it is considered amongst the busiest railway networks in the world!
Service Information –
12534/Pushpak Express is a train that has been allocated between Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh to Mumbai in Maharashtra. As a daily service from either station, it covers a distance of 1426 kilometers in a span of 24 hours and 20 minutes with a total of about 16 stops along the way. This train has been included in the superfast category because of its average speed exceeding 55 km/hr. This means that the train will be given preference over local carriers, mail trains and other low speed trains to arrive at their destination at the stipulated time. For this service, Indian Railways apply a superfast surcharge on the ticket fare.
Coach Information –
Pushpak Express has the in-built catering facility in the train with the help of an additional pantry car that has been attached to the train’s composition. Apart from that, there is also AC 1st class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class and general unreserved section. The train passengers can make a booking as per the availability in each class and, of course, their budget. They have the option to either take the sleeping coach or the seating coach as their budget permits. Like any train operated by Indian Railways, this one too can be altered in terms of coach composition as per the demand of the travel season.
Route Information –
This train runs between Kanpur Central, Jhansi Junction, Bhopal Junction, Bhusawal Junction, Kalyan Junction to finally arrive in Mumbai Central.
Pushpak Express has been considered as one of the most reliable train services if you are traveling between Lucknow and Mumbai. Passengers prefer to travel with this train mainly because of its clockwork schedule and keeping its estimated time of arrival a priority. To maintain this service, Indian Railways now offers its passengers the facility to locate their trains on Google Maps and check their running status online so that it becomes much easier to plan their journeys.
- 12534/Pushpak Express Route, Schedule & Time Table –
| Station Code | Station Name | Arrival Time | Departure Time | Stoppage Time |
| CSTM | Mumbai CST | origin | 08:20 | Origin |
| KYN | Kalyan Junction | 09:10 | 09:13 | 3 min |
| NK | Nasik Road | 11:48 | 11:50 | 2 min |
| MMR | Manmad Junction | 12:43 | 12:45 | 2 min |
| BSL | Bhusaval Junction | 14:55 | 15:10 | 15 min |
| KNW | Khandwa Junction | 17:10 | 17:15 | 5 min |
| ET | Itarsi Junction | 19:25 | 19:30 | 5 min |
| HBJ | Bhopal HabibGanj | 20:38 | 20:40 | 2 min |
| BPL | Bhopal Junction | 21:00 | 21:05 | 5 min |
| LAR | Lalitpur | 00:40 | 00:42 | 2 min |
| JHS | Jhansi Junction | 01:58 | 02:10 | 12 min |
| ORAI | ORAI | 04:00 | 04:05 | 5 min |
| CNB | KANPUR CENTRAL | 06:45 | 07:00 | 15 min |
| ON | UNNAO JN | 07:22 | 07:24 | 2 min |
| LJN | LUCKNOWJN | 08:40 | destination | Destination |
- 12533/Pushpak Express Route, Schedule & Time Table –
| Station Code | Station Name | Arrival Time | Departure Time | Stoppage Time |
| LJN | LUCKNOWJN | origin | 19:45 | Origin |
| ON | UNNAO JN | 20:40 | 20:42 | 2 min |
| CNB | KANPUR CENTRAL | 21:20 | 21:32 | 12 min |
| ORAI | ORAI | 23:10 | 23:12 | 2 min |
| JHS | Jhansi Junction | 01:30 | 01:42 | 12 min |
| LAR | Lalitpur | 02:44 | 02:46 | 2 min |
| BPL | Bhopal Junction | 05:55 | 06:05 | 10 min |
| HBJ | Bhopal HabibGanj | 06:15 | 06:17 | 2 min |
| ET | Itarsi Junction | 07:40 | 07:45 | 5 min |
| KNW | Khandwa Junction | 10:25 | 10:30 | 5 min |
| BSL | Bhusaval Junction | 12:05 | 12:20 | 15 min |
| MMR | Manmad Junction | 14:17 | 14:19 | 2 min |
| NK | Nasik Road | 15:12 | 15:15 | 3 min |
| KYN | Kalyan Junction | 18:40 | 18:45 | 5 min |
| DR | Mumbai Dadar Central | 19:37 | 19:40 | 3 min |
| CSTM | Mumbai CST | 20:05 | destination | Destination |
12534/33 Pushpak Express Coach seat Map and layout
Train Coach Position and Seat Layout Class:-
Want to know about the 12534/33 PUSHPAK EXPRESS Coach seat Map and layout? To know of the coach layout and sequence, it is a matter of seconds only to know of the same with the help of train name or number. Pushpak Express is a superfast categorized running train and is supervised by the North Eastern Indian Railways to run between Mumbai CSMT and Lucknow junction NER across the country on daily basis. There are 24 coaches available in the express as of now in total and the composition has first class tier, second tier, third tier, sleeper and general class coaches. Every coach layout is different in so many aspects including the seating structure, overall layout and so. Just for an instant, the seats available to sit and sleep in sleeper class coach and third tier coach are different, in second tier is different and so. Check out the respective seat map of each coach and know about the details like berths it is having, coach position and seat position with the help of seat number, etc. It even has a pantry car attached within. The distance that is covered by the express is 1424 km and the travel time is 24 hours and 15 minutes.